Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday, AP reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 1.0 percent to finish at 21,925.10. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was virtually unchanged, inching down to 5,940.90. South Korea's Kospi lost 1.1 percent to 2,415.12. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.3 percent at 31,034.04. Shares were mixed in Southeast Asia. Markets in mainland China were still closed for lunar new year holidays. Benchmark U.S. crude added 74 cents to $62.29 per barrel. Brent crude, used to price international oils, was down 13 cents at $65.54 a barrel. The euro slipped to $1.2379 from $1.2408. The dollar rose to 106.86 yen from 106.57 yen.
